Bears tried to shelve Cutler for second half of NFC title game

Still would have liked to see him be more supportive of young Caleb instead of standing off to the side away from everyone... but Cutler gets a pass on that game.

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Originally posted 08:07 AM ET  02.03 by Dolemite: Censored

Load of crap. Loser and quitter.

I'm sure if you sustained an injury to your knee that you would be able to carry your team to victory. Cut the kid some slack.

I wonder who the source close to the situation told the Sun-Times was? An anonymous email from Jay Cutler perhaps?

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Originally posted 08:11 AM ET  02.03 by Dolemite: Censored

The picture of him sitting on the bench and not paying attention to the game told me everything I need to know about this guy.

Loads of talent... but I wouldn't want him on my team.

Can we just move on here?

Agreed. As far as I'm concerned, he lost interest and passion after he went out. He sure didn't support Hanie at all. Maybe he didn't want to be seen as a clipboard carrier. Then again, the pouting look doesn't exactly paint him as a warrior and leader.

Seems like Cutler has taken more than his fair share of shots recently.

You reap what you sow. Cutler has generated a lot of bad karma with his actions and attitude, and so he's not going to get a lot of sympathy even when he gets a legitimate injury. Time for some image rehab. Maybe he can use Ben Roethlisberger as his role model.

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Originally posted 08:26 AM ET  02.03 by THE BISHOP!

Seems like Cutler has taken more than his fair share of shots recently.

Fairly or unfairly, he brings a lot of it upon himself.

Given his play in the first half, one would have thought he took that painkiller in the base of his skull, before the game. Good knee or bad knee, he wasn't moving the team that day.

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Originally posted 08:19 AM ET  02.03 by Wawa-we-wa

Can we just move on here?

Agreed. The game is over and the Superbowl is here. If he has anything to prove, bring it next year.

At this point, who cares. I hurt my knee and it is ridiculously hard to continue to play. Now add Clay Matthews and BJ Raji putting consistent pressure on him. Cutler was already inaccurate that day. Now add in that you can't plant your leg. This story became a -itch fest because people don't like Cutler.

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Originally posted 08:19 AM ET  02.03 by Otis B. Driftwood

Loads of talent... but I wouldn't want him on my team.

For once, I can say I don't blame McDaniels for making this move.

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Originally posted 08:55 AM ET  02.03 by Darth Bane

Agreed. The game is over and the Superbowl is here. If he has anything to prove, bring it next year.

That's a big "IF"

It's funny, when has he before took himself out of a game? You'll be pressed for an answer.

That just proves he is the toughest man in all of football ... ever!!!